Bulletin 2000-2002
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UNDERGRADUATE Degree Requirements

The faculty of the School of Allied Health Sciences, Indiana University School of Medicine, will recommend for degrees only those students who have been admitted to Indiana University and are students in good standing in the School of Allied Health Sciences. Candidates for degrees are eligible for graduation upon completion of all program requirements in effect when the student first enrolls in professional course work, provided requirements are met within five years. (Exception: State rules require students in paramedic science to complete the professional program in two years.)

The program faculty reserve the right to require students whose program course of study is interrupted for any reason to meet requirements as specified by the director of the program and the dean of the School of Allied Health Sciences or the dean’s campus designee. Changes in the student’s original program may be necessary when, for example, a curriculum has been revised, offerings are no longer available, significant changes in curriculum content have occurred, or repetition of material is deemed essential to assure continuity of clinical competency.

Academic counseling and guidance are available for students. Students are responsible for seeking such counseling and guidance and for planning courses of study to meet degree requirements.

General Undergraduate Requirements

Minimum Degree Requirements

  1. Based upon earned Indiana University credits, a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.00 must be maintained.
  2. A minimum of 30 credit hours of program or program-related course work must be completed in residence on the Indiana University campus at which the degree is awarded.
  3. Additional general requirements must be completed for the bachelor’s degree or associate degree as listed below:

      Bachelor’s Degree

    1. Minimum of 122 credit hours.
    2. School baccalaureate degree general-education requirements.
    3. Minimum of 30 credit hours in courses at the 300-400 (junior-senior) level.

      Associate Degree

    1. Minimum of 60 credit hours.
    2. School associate degree general-education requirements.

Students must complete the prescribed course of study, meeting program academic, professional, and technical standards requirements, which may exceed the requirements stated above. Program professional standards consist of ethics and proper health care practices to which students must adhere. Program faculty will distribute these standards when appropriate.

During the fall semester prior to the graduation year, the student is responsible for submitting an intent-to-graduate form, which indicates that the student plans to complete all requirements for the appropriate degree.

Work for a degree must be completed within five years from the time the student first enrolls in the professional program. (Exception: State rules require students in paramedic science to complete the professional program in two years.) Under unusual circumstances, the program director may recommend granting a waiver of this requirement.

Degrees are granted in May, June, August, and December; however, Commencement exercises are held only in May. Candidates for degrees in June, August, and December participate in the preceding May Commencement. (Exception: December degree candidates in Health Sciences Education participate in Commencement exercises in May of the following year.)

General-Education Requirements

Each candidate for an allied health degree must complete course work in the following categories:

Basic General-Education Areas

A.S. Degree


Written Communication, one course
Verbal Communication, one course
At least one course from any two of the following categories:
College-level Mathematics
Social-Behavioral Sciences
Basic Life-Physical Sciences
Humanities (classical studies, literature, English, folklore, foreign language, history, journalism, philosophy, religion, speech communication, minority studies, visual and performing arts)

B.S. Degree

Written Communication, three courses


(two prerequisites: one in professional curriculum . See program section for specific content emphasis.)
Verbal Communication, one course
Humanities, one course (classical studies, literature, English, folklore, foreign language, history, journalism, philosophy, religion, speech communication, minority studies, visual and performing arts)
College-level Mathematics, one course
Social-Behavioral Sciences, two courses
Basic Life-Physical Sciences, two courses

In addition to the above general-education requirements, students are strongly encouraged to learn to do word processing, use e- mail, and navigate the internet prior to the beginning of the professional program. See program-specific sections for program requirements.

Program Prerequisites

Each program has additional specific course requirements. Refer to the program of interest in this bulletin for specific information.

Professional Program Requirements

An outline of the professional program is contained in the program-specific information in this bulletin.
 

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